CVE-2025-68803

HIGHPre-NVD 8.08.0
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-01-13. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 6 sources updated this week
8.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.0Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

NFSD: NFSv4 file creation neglects setting ACL

An NFSv4 client that sets an ACL with a named principal during file creation retrieves the ACL afterwards, and finds that it is only a default ACL (based on the mode bits) and not the ACL that was requested during file creation. This violates RFC 8881 section 6.4.1.3: "the ACL attribute is set as given".

The issue occurs in nfsd_create_setattr(), which calls nfsd_attrs_valid() to determine whether to call nfsd_setattr(). However, nfsd_attrs_valid() checks only for iattr changes and security labels, but not POSIX ACLs. When only an ACL is present, the function returns false, nfsd_setattr() is skipped, and the POSIX ACL is never applied to the inode.

Subsequently, when the client retrieves the ACL, the server finds no POSIX ACL on the inode and returns one generated from the file's mode bits rather than returning the originally-specified ACL.

CVSS v3
8.0
EG Score
8.0(medium)
EG Risk
41(Track)
EG Risk 41/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity80% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
30%
KEV
Not listed

Published

January 13, 2026

Last Modified

July 30, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Jul 30, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

NFSD: NFSv4 file creation neglects setting ACL - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c182e1e0b7640f6bcc0c5ca8d473f7c57199ea3d
generic

NFSD: NFSv4 file creation neglects setting ACL - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf4e671c651534a307ab2fabba4926116beef8c3
generic

NFSD: NFSv4 file creation neglects setting ACL - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/913f7cf77bf14c13cfea70e89bcb6d0b22239562
generic

NFSD: NFSv4 file creation neglects setting ACL - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75f91534f9acdfef77f8fa094313b7806f801725
generic

NFSD: NFSv4 file creation neglects setting ACL - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60dbdef2ebc2317266a385e4debdb1bb0e57afe1
generic

NFSD: NFSv4 file creation neglects setting ACL - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/381261f24f4e4b41521c0e5ef5cc0b9a786a9862
generic

NFSD: NFSv4 file creation neglects setting ACL - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/214b396480061cbc8b16f2c518b2add7fbfa5192

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-68803(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(19)

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Additional Vendor Advisories

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Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-68803?
CVE-2025-68803 is a high vulnerability published on January 13, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: NFSv4 file creation neglects setting ACL An NFSv4 client that sets an ACL with a named principal during file creation retrieves the ACL afterwards, and finds that it is only a default ACL (based on the mode bits) and not the…
When was CVE-2025-68803 disclosed?
CVE-2025-68803 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 13, 2026, with the most recent update on July 30, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-68803 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-68803 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 70.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-68803?
CVE-2025-68803 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-68803?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-68803, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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